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Queens Of The Stone Age Reveal Australia and New Zealand Dates

by Noise11.com

Queens of the Stone Age will return to Australian soil in August with a few shows also planned for New Zealand.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Queens Of The Stone Age, rock, USA

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Suzanne Vega Will Bring Her The Anniversary Tour Down Under In July

by Noise11.com

Suzanne Vega will tour Australia in July celebrating the 30th anniversary of her ‘Solitude Standing’ album and the 25th anniversary of ‘99.9F˚’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, contemporary, folk, songwriter, Suzanne Vega, USA

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The Music Modernization Acts Passes The House Of Representatives

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Veteran music artists just received a huge boost towards reclaiming the rights to their older recordings.

Tagged as: music industry, Music Modernization Act, USA

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Meek Mill Spends First Day Out Of Prison At Basketball Match

by Music-News.com

Rapper Meek Mill is hoping for a double celebration as he spends his first evening outside of jail since November (17) at a Philadelphia 76ers play-off game.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Meek Mill, pop, rap, USA

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Russell Simmons Settles Rape Lawsuit

by Music-News.com

Embattled rap mogul Russell Simmons has had a rape lawsuit filed against him dismissed after reaching an out-of-court settlement.

Tagged as: hip-hop, music industry, R&B, Russell Simmons, USA

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Lance Bass To Make A Documentary On Lou Pearlman

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Lionized “boy bands” like *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys sold millions of records and performed to sold-out crowds of screaming young fans in the 1990s and 2000s, but behind this multi-billion-dollar, pop-idol empire was a con artist who established himself as a maverick entrepreneur and music producer.

Tagged as: 90s, Lance Bass, Lou Pearlman, NSYNC, pop, USA

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Jay-Z’s Mother Gloria Carter To Receive Gay Rights Honor

by Music-News.com

JAY-Z’s mother is to receive a major honour at New York’s GLAAD Media Awards.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Gloria Carter, Jay-Z, pop, R&B, rap, USA

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Prince Estate New Prince Album Of Unreleased Material

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It has been said there was a wealth of new music in Prince’s vaults when he died two years ago and it looks like we’ll be hearing some this September.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, dance, funk, pop, Prince, R&B, USA

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Kanye West Spilts With Manager Scooter Braun

by Music-News.com

Kanye West has reportedly parted ways with music mogul Scooter Braun, weeks after cutting ties with his longtime manager Izvor ‘Izzy’ Zivkovic.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Kanye West, pop, R&B, USA

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Meek Mill Released From Prison

by Music-News.com

Rapper Meek Mill has been released from prison.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Meek Mill, pop, rap, USA

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Guns N Roses To Play For Record Crowd For Iceland

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It’s probably not one of the spotlight categories in the Guinness Book of World Records but, this summer, Guns N’ Roses will play the biggest concert ever held in Iceland.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Guns n Roses, metal, rock, USA

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Barry Manilow Sued For Unauthorised Use Of Judy Garland Image

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Barry Manilow has been challenged over his use of a film clip with Judy Garland singing “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart”.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Barry Manilow, contemporary, jazz, pop, USA

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Eminem Celebrates 10 Years of Sobriety

by Music-News.com

Rap superstar Eminem is celebrating a decade of sobriety.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Eminem, rap, USA

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Madonna Loses Lawsuit Over Memorabilia Sale

by Music-News.com

Madonna has lost her bid to prevent the auction of her old personal belongings, including a love letter she received from rapper Tupac Shakur while he was in jail.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, dance, Madonna, pop, USA

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Janet Jackson To Hit The Road Again

by Paul Cashmere

Janet Jackson has added a new leg of performances to her State of the World Tour.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, dance, Janet Jackson, pop, USA

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Allman Brothers Best Of Live Performances of 2003 Compiled For Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Fans of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame group the Allman Brothers Band will be excited to hear Peach Picks: Cream Of The Crop 2003, a collection of the best performances culled from six shows in July and August 2003.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Allman Brothers, country rock, jam band, southern rock, USA

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Roberta Flack Collapses At Awards Ceremony In New York

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Classic singer Roberta Flack was hospitalized on Friday (April 20) after feeling faint during an award presentation at New York’s Apollo Theater.

Tagged as: 70s, R&B, Roberta Flack, soul, USA

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R.I.P. Laura Lee Perkins 1939-2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Laura Lee Perkins has died on April 6 at the age of 78.

Tagged as: 50s, Laura Lee Perkins, rockabilly, USA

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Kanye West Is Producing The Next Nas, Pusha T, Kid Cudi and Teyana Taylor Albums

by Paul Cashmere

Kanye West is working from the other side of the desk producing new albums for Pusha T, Kid Cudi, Teyana Taylor as well as his own two albums.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Nas, Pusha-T, rap, Teyana Taylor, USA

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Ariana Grande Rocks Up At Coachella

by Music-News.com

Ariana Grande made a surprise appearance at Coachella to perform her new single.

Tagged as: 10s, Ariana Grande, pop, USA

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Kanye and Kim Movie Starts Bidding War

by Music-News.com

Kim Kardashian and her husband Kanye West are reportedly at the centre of a bidding war between movie bosses over the rights to make a story of their romance.

Tagged as: 00s, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, pop, rap, USA

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Taylor Swift Sings On New Sugarland Song

by Music-News.com

Taylor Swift has revisited her country music roots by lending her vocals to Sugarland’s new single, Babe.

Tagged as: 00s, country, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, USA

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Meek Lawyer Lawyer Calls Judge Bias

by Music-News.com

Meek Mill’s lawyers have criticised his case judge for failing to grant prosecutors’ request to vacate the incarcerated rapper’s original 2008 conviction due to a police corruption scandal.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Meek Mill, pop, rap, USA

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Australian Charts: Drake Replaces Drake With ‘Nice For What’

by Gavin Ryan

For only the fourth time this century, one artist has knocked themselves off the top spot of the ARIA Singles chart with another of their tracks, as Drake replaces himself at No.1 with “Nice for What”, the song also climbing to the top in New Zealand and debuts at the summit in America and Canada

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australian charts, Drake, pop, rap, USA

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Amy Shark and Shane Nicholson Win An International Songwriting Competition Prize

by Paul Cashmere

Amy Shark and Shane Nicholson have picked up first prizes from the International Songwriting Content.

Tagged as: Amy Shark, International Songwriting Contest, music industry, Shane Nicholson, USA

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Prince Estate Releases New Nothing Compares 2 U Video With Unreleased Footage

by Paul Cashmere

The Prince estate has produced a new video for ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ featuring previously unreleased footage from 1984.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, dance, funk, pop, Prince, R&B, USA

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Kanye West To Release Two New Albums

by Paul Cashmere

Kanye West has stunned fans by announcing plans to release two new albums a week apart this summer (18).

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Kanye West, pop, R&B, USA

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No Criminal Charges Will Be Filed Over Death Of Prince

by Music-News.com

Minnesota prosecutors have opted not to chase criminal charges over Prince’s death from an accidental overdose.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, dance, funk, pop, Prince, R&B, USA

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Walmart Won’t Stock Stryper Album Because Of Title

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Expressing concerns over the album title, leading national retail chain Walmart has refused to carry chart-topping rock band Stryper’s upcoming 10th studio album, God Damn Evil, available this Friday (April 20) via Frontiers Music SRL. Several Christian retail chains have also objected to the title and declined to carry God Damn Evil in their stores.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, God Damn Evil, Heavy Rock, metal, rock, Stryper, USA, Walmart

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Kendrick Lamar Peers Congratulate Him On Pulitzer Prize Win

by Music-News.com

Ice Cube and LL Cool J have saluted Kendrick Lamar after the rapper became the first hip-hop artist to land a Pulitzer Prize on Monday (April 16).

Tagged as: 00s, Ice Cube, Kendrick Lamar, LL Cool J, pop, rap, urban, USA

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